Pigment & Resin Technology: Volume 20 Issue 1

Comment

H. Marcel Guest are to be congratulated on the coverage they received in Channel 4's TV programme, “The Gold‐Brush”, shown early in December. The programme was alledged to be an…

Recent aspects on modification of some polyesteramides for surface coatings: Part II: Rosin — modified Polyesteramide Compositions

M. Moustafa, I.A. Sabbah, S.I. Darwish, F. Abd El‐Hai

Rosin‐modified polyesteramide resins are prepared covering a wide range of oil lengths by partial replacement of hydroxy ethyl fatty acid amides employed in resin formulations by…

Oleo chemicals as additives in paints and varnishes, etc: Part 2

Edgar S. Lower

Gelation that can occur when copper or aluminium bronze powder is permitted to stand in nitrocellulose lacquer can be prevented by the addition of below one percent of lauric…

Measuring gloss with statistical novogloss

Mike Davies

Until a few years ago, glossmeters drifted; accurate measurement of gloss was difficult if not impossible. Either the zero drifted or high value readings drifted, or both. Even…

Equipment

Sheen Instruments have launched model SS5002, a new Diagnostic Testing Kit for powder coating application equipment. The kit is equipped to make three different measurements to…

Industry

3M's Industrial Chemicals Group has announced a new distribution agreement for their full range of Fluorad™fluorochemical surfactants. From 3 December 1990, Th.Goldschmidt Ltd…